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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Analyst's Report for the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1895—continued.
| Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed. | Name of Person from whom the Article was received. | Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured. | Article received. | Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any). | Observations. | Fines. | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895. May 1 | C. H. Quelch | N 51 | Demerara Sugar | Genuine | |||
| 21 | „ „ | N 52 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 53 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 56 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 57 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 58 | Milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 579 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 60 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 565 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 75 per cent. Water, salt, and curd, 19 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 6 per cent. | Not decomposed. A sample of margarine | £1 | 12/6 |
| „ „ | „ „ | N 67 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 68 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 69 | Butter ____ | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 71 | Butter | Gennine, of low quality | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 74 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| 22 | „ „ | N 54 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 55 | Milk | Genuine, of low quality | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 61 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 62 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 63 | Milk | Added water 11 per cent | Not decomposed | £5 | 12/6 |
| „ „ | „ „ | N 64 | Milk | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 67 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed . | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 70 | Butter | Gennine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 72 | Butter | Foreign fats, i.e., fats other than butter fat, 65 per cent. Water, salt, and curd, 16 per cent. Butter fat not exceeding 19 per cent. | Not decomposed. A sample of margarine | £1 | 12/6 |
| „ „ | „ „ | N 73 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 75 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed | ||
| „ „ | „ „ | N 76 | Butter | Genuine | Not decomposed . | ||
| June 11 | „ „ | N 77 | Milk | A trace of boracic acid, or a preparation thereof; a preservative | A milk of low quality, sour when received |